Biomedical Indexer

LAC Federal is seeking Biomedical Indexer to support a major biomedical library in the Washington, DC, metro area. The Biomedical Indexer will support indexing quality control. This is a part time remote position (20 hours a week). This position will require passing a background check and obtaining credentials to access the library's systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

In support of MeSH indexing quality control and clean-up, the staff will:

• Construct PubMed searches to identify citations with missing or incorrect publication types or other headings.
• Review lists of citations identified as potentially requiring specific indexing corrections.
• Submit lists of affected PMIDs (PubMed unique identifiers) as batch correction requests
• Manually make corrections in PMDM (PubMed Data Management System)
• Work to support quality assurance, systems management, and/or data analysis for the section, which may include but not limited to:
• Importing data from spreadsheets into SharePoint tables
• Creating PubMed queries for comprehensive retrieval of specific concepts and annotating the results, to generate training data for Machine Learning
• Collecting and integrating data from Jira, SharePoint, and other sources; using it to create tables and charts.
• Attend meetings with internal and client staff to plan tasks.
• Provide information and contribute to monthly and annual reporting requirements.
• Strong communication skills including ability to collaborate with management, technical and scientific staff to accomplish projects and tasks.
• Ability to quickly and independently educate oneself on unfamiliar biomedical concepts and terminology.

Requirements

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, biomedical science, or a related field and 5+ years of experience with biomedical vocabulary, principles, and facts

OR

• High school diploma and 9+ years of experience with biomedical vocabulary, principles, and facts

AND

• 3+ years of experience with reading and summarizing formal biomedical literature on diverse biomedical topics such as anatomy, physiology, psychology, genetics, biochemistry, and health care practices.

• 3+ years of experience analyzing and organizing biomedical vocabulary according to the relationships between the terms.
• 3+ years of experience with a biomedical database (preferably PubMed)
• 3+ years of experience annotating scientific citations with appropriate terms from a controlled vocabulary (preferably MeSH)
• 3+ years' experience in constructing complex queries (preferably in PubMed) using advanced search features, including Boolean operators, search fields and search filters.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Use and administration of Jira, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams
• Scripting for data analysis, preferably in Python or R
• Mid-level data analysis in Excel, such as:
• Importing and exporting text and csv files
• Pivot tables
• Formulas
• Charts
• Conditional formatting

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)